" Ok Lennox , are you going to tell me what your doing in my apartment by chance ?"
"I heard you scream so I came up to see if you were good or alive at least."
"Thanks I guess ....."
"Lennox."
"Yeah Lennox , but how did you get up here?"
"Oh. I work downstairs, Lena said I could just come up."
Well that makes more sense. Lena was the older black lady who owned the restaurant I worked in that was under my apartment. She was maybe in her late 40s, early 50s and had owned the diner for about 20 years. When I first moved up here , India was about 4 months and I saw her "for rent" sign on the front of the cash register when I came to get some food while on the road moving back in forth between motels and sometimes my car. When I asked her about it it felt like fate because it had been a tough couple of months for us ,she offered me the apartment for a cheap price as well as a job as a waitress , I owed her a lot. She probably thought I was dying up here all those loud noises and screams. And that's when I noticed the the white and red waitress dress ,I guess I can't be mad at the girl for following orders, plus she looks new.
" You new , Lennox?" I said getting up from the floor and picking up my purse collecting all the things that had fell out during my fall.
"Yeah started today actually."
"Who's training you?"
"I'm waiting for some chick named Simone , she's late though."
I laughed sticking my hand out towards her . It took her a minute before she looked down at my hand and back to me with confusion on her face.
"I'm Simone..... Simone Sanders." I told her to which she finally reached her hand to shake mine. " Let me get dressed really quick then I'll meet you downstairs or you can wait here and make yourself at home, either is fine with me"
"We're gonna get along just fine." I heard from behind me as I rushed to put on my work uniform on without breaking any bones.
@iamkritch as India Sanders
